Vol 21 Chapter 1 (2/2)
”Now I, Kalvan, will be the sacrifice”
His i Kei hadn't weakened at all, and this also showed that his heart didn't have the slightest haze
Losing before a battle was ih I've always frowned at them, whatever I say, everyone is also a Heaven's Blade successor as I ae theolden Kei extended out of the Heaven's Blade, endlessly spreading its territory As if a kind of viscous liquid, but with a speed that wasn't like a nors in aLævateinn, entirely
”Disappear before us!”
He yelled
Brandishi+ng his Heaven's Blade
It was as if the surrounding golden Kei listened to his orders
The golden Kei that had spread out assaulted Lævateinn all at once The originally liquid substance becaroup of blades or spears flying towards the girl
There weren't any places to escape to Kalvan wouldn't leave that kind of gap
But Lævateinn see to her, siroup of blades pierced Lævateinn
Though they pierced her, this didn't mean that it had completely finished her
If it were the kind of opponent who could be won against like this, then the two of them wouldn't have died
”Hah!”
Kalvan had already taken the opportunity to advance to the next stage of Kei refineolden Kei became a sphere with Lævateinn as the center, as if to capture prey
External-type Kei variant - Illusory bestial Edge
Inside the sphere, the countless blades that had originally pierced Lævateinn's body once again began s produced pressure at the sa with the destructive energy that Kei already had, the heat increased further
Cutting, crushi+ng, and burning
Three attacks assaulted Lævateinn
As if the golden Kei was aon its prey
Even filth enerative capabilities would be ruined beyond recognition by this merciless Kei technique - that was Kalvan's Illusory bestial Edge
However
”Tch!”
Kalvan didn't have the feeling of scoring a hit, so he could only click his tongue, and the Illusory bestial Edge once again beca could be seen inside the thick Kei of the Illusory bestial Edge
It didn't feel like a hit He had captured the enean dancing he had been able to feel a definite contact For the most part, he was able to feel the resistance of the prey through the Kei
But currently there were no such feelings
He wouldn't ments, that ho Kalvan was He could capture whatever ses happened inside his Kei technique, so because of this he wouldn'tmade him feel that at some point, his prey had suddenly been switched out
Changing fro sand, that kind of incomprehensible situation had appeared inside the sphere
(Did she escape?)
Had the girl escaped froh some method that Kalvan hadn't noticed?
If that were the case, then even continuing to e was a waste of effort
Kalvan shut his eyes
He didn't prepare to release Illusory bestial Edge
Rather, with his sword on his shoulder, he stood while waiting for the changes that would come next
The sounds of battle fro intense, and the Kei that raged in all directions like a stor of a normal Military Artist
(Lintence?)
Kalvan obtained that answer froh the Heaven's Blade successors should have already entered the palace because of their orders, Lintence had ignored them?
He shouldn't be the kind of person ould forget about the original to fight with sht his attention?
He didn't have any tiain focused his concentration, rehts about unnecessary infor that Illusory bestial Edge transmitted definitely had some secret
If he didn't unravel that secret
”Hards to time, he had only closed his eyes for a moment, but because of the speed of his senses, he felt that it had been quite a long time
Kalvan opened his eyes
”That's hoas!”
After shouting, he swung the sword on his shoulder
The Are sword
External-type Kei variant - Golden Yaksha
The sould cut Illusory bestial Edge into two in a flash, and Kalvan's strike would cut into the thing that he had seen through
That was how it should have been
”What!!”
He felt an unexpected feeling that wasn't the Kei technique
There was so Kalvan's body
His ar on to hi closely, it was a hand, an arm
It seeirl, but there were countless of these ar fro Kalvan
”Did I misstep!?”
He couldn't help frootten it wrong
That thing was such an organism
He couldn't let himself be tricked by her outward appearance He hadn't felt a bit of Kei from her, but she had killed two Heaven's Blade successors, and she who had escaped froe with so that her exterior suggested
Then, Kalvan's understanding was correct, as expected
The countless ar to theto break free, the ar hard one after another
Kalvan becareat piece of stone
”dath couldn't break this stone
And the next change began in a moment
Kalvan felt the presence above his head
He raised his head to look, and there were countless gun-shaped objects All of the barrels were aimed at Kalvan
”shi+t”
If he continuedthe stone around his body, he wouldn't even be able to clear away the guns above his head Kalvan released his Kei technique, letting Kei flow for the purpose of defense
The Kei produced a large explosion
In the light of the explosion, when Kalvan escaped his uns, he saw it
A figure, co closer to himself
It had come froe
”In that case!”
Kalvan shouted this out during the explosion While flowing Kei through his sword, he swung at the girl who approached hiirl's hands, but her sliers were filled with the presence of death
The cut and the girl's hand clashed and grazed each other, sending off sparks, the attacks of both sides filled with killing intent
Kalvan's sword cut into Lævateinn's arm
Lævateinn's hand pierced Kalvan's throat
”Ugh”
After a short groan, Kalvan fell down
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Kalvan had been defeated
Before she had been informed of this fact by Elsmau, Kanaris had already felt this from the flow of the air
Kanaris was now inside one of the passageways of the palace
Behind here were the lifts that Alsheyra and Leerin had just used
It was a passageway leading underground
Though there were still other round, since Lævateinn had already appeared, she only wanted to use this road
Kanaris had the premonition that Lævateinn would destroy the palace, and then continue to here
Kanaris' expression was extrerave
If it were the past, she would definitely have felt that that group wasaround and become furious because of it, but she currently wasn't that way [4]
Three had already been defeated
This definitely wasn't a situation to joke around
Those inside the palace had already succeeded in taking refuge Other Military Artists were currently outside the palace dealing with the roup of troublemakers
It was up to the Heaven's Blades to deal with Lævateinn's original body
It wasn't that she had received detailed commands from the Queen, but rather by the ti this
Because this was all she could do in the current situation
Kanaris looked behind her
The Heaven's Blade successors had already gathered
Savaris, Troyatte, Ruimei, Barmelin, even Haia who hadn't even been a Heaven's Blade for long, along with one more person
”Claribel-sama?”
Kanaris couldn't understand her appearance
”Ahahaha, it's been a long time”
She who had run away from hoh there was some cause in the middle that I'erous after this, so please deal with the enemies outside first”
”Ahahaha actually, that's true”
Claribel showed a reluctant s her Dite out to show Kanaris
Kanaris also had a si to this Dite whose unrestored form was adorned with various patterns
”A Heaven's Blade”
”Nn, I don't knohat's going on, but it's already like this anyway”
The last re of the dead Tigris
The grandfather's ite of the sort had happened in the records before Moreover, the Queen wasn't the kind of person to care about interpersonal relationshi+ps like that
Then, the Queen had to have approved her power to make this kind of decision
There wasn't any tiht now to think about why she who should have been in Zuellni had ignored the distance between cities and suddenly appeared here
Even if she thought, the fact that she was here wouldn't change
”I understand”
Kanaris said this as she straightened herself back up
”What about Lintence-sama?”
Troyatte was the one who asked this
”He's distracted outside”
Savaris had answered him His voice had beco his throat cut open He could have gotten it completely treated, but Savaris had intentionally selected this kind of voice
”Ah, judging froht already be somewhere around here”
”That's true, if even we have arrived, then there's no way he hasn't”
”Then, what should we do? Do we use our full power to defend here?”
Ruihable expression beside the two of theht individually if possible
Of course, all of the people here probably thought that way
”Reverse, Cauntia, and Kalvan have already been defeated before us There's noone by one”
Kanaris replied
”What about battle strategy?”
”Leave it to me to decide”
She replied to Barmelin
”Actually, it's already too late now to think about battle plans”
There was only one ene methods of the enemy weren't clear
”In the situation where we don't have any infor a battle plan is impossible”
”In terainst those two people who got wiped out”
Savaris said this Naturally, the two people he was talking about were Reverse and Cauntia
”This tiht be quite the crisis”
Troyatte understated
”Her Majesty said that there's no concern regardless of what you destroy”
”Is there anything now that she would care about if it got destroyed?”
Ruiuys only have those complaints because you're all too stubborn~”
An unfamiliar voice suddenly entered everyone's ears
Though it was an unfa to an outsider Everyone instantly understood who had spoken
It was Haia as a bit further back
”What did you say, kid?”
Ruilared at him, but Haia didn't care
”I just wanted to say that because you guys always fought individually, you can't even fight together anymore~”
”That's true”
Haia's accurate analysishis reply
”However, youngster What about it? Could it be that we should start learning how to fight together now? We don't have the tiardless of what you say I was the leader of the Mercenary Gang, and I've fought strong ene nuroup battles~”
”I see”
Savaris was also the person who agreed with hiht this in her heart
Because Heaven's Blade successors had such overwhelth, they all couldn't help but becoh there were tiether as two or three people, this would only happen during extremely infrequent situations, and in the end they still relied on their individual strength to cole Heaven's Blade successor was there, most enemies could all be dealt with
Because of this, Heaven's Blade successors weren't suited to group combat
The battle last tiht supervising their own districts That kind of roup coroup combat that would be required for this battle wasn't the same
So, one would think that Haia's proposal wasn't bad
”Who would listen to the commands of a kid like you?”
Ruih she hadn'texpression The slightly contemptuous attitude on Savaris and Troyatte's faces also hadn't changed
The situation was bad, they didn't have enough faith in Haia Since the Heaven's Blade had been conferred to him, he hadn't even had an opportunity to display his oer Also, even if he had the co performance, the people here wouldn't trust him unless they had seen it with their own eyes
In other words, they weren't satisfied to entrust their lives to this unfamiliar person
Claribel didn't even have the opportunity to speak because the presence of everyone else was too intense
(This is bad)
The current situation was really bad, Kanaris thought
She understood this very well
However, they didn't have any time to improve the situation
Because they could already hear the footsteps of that person
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Hearing the sound of footsteps, Haia quickly grabbed the unrestored Heaven's Blade
His palm was full of sweat
He felt tense
”Hahh”
How long had this tense feeling been for? Thinking about this, he couldn't help but show a sathered in the surroundings ere even stronger than himself were also filled with tension
It was impossible for Haia not to feel tense
”Ah, maybe I'm too cowardly?”
Haia was a Heaven's Blade successor, so in other words, he was in the sa around him
He had no reason to fear theht
Because of this, he had just spoken
”Ah, this situation isn't so easy to get used to~”
The Heaven's Blade successors were Military Artists with various extraordinary fighting powers The atmosphere that could be felt from their bodies couldn't even be coht Layfon, the extreed to offset that atmosphere, but currently it was different
More importantly, there were sothe people surrounding him, each one made him feel safe, and it was only Claribel who stood there whom he felt a bit sorry for
Because she also wore the same expression as Haia, but with even iven an unwanted opinion)
A sound floated quietly by his ears
Just a sound
Looking carefully, there was a Psychokinesis flake floating next to him
It was Elsmau
”Because I felt this was the best method at the time~”
Actually, this part wasn't a lie
If this were an enemy that the Heaven's Blade successors who possessed extraordinary fighting power couldn't defeat alone, then the group coether, would become the key to victory or defeat
Of course, this was also a result that things would have to go smoothly for
”And you, what do you think?”
In order to coordinate with the other party, Haia lowered his voice
(Eh?)
”My proposal”
(That I personally think it's worth a try)
”Is that so~”
(But, I think that you won't be able to gain the agreement of the others quickly)
”Why~?”
(Because you still don't have the trust of everyone)
”It's really because of that~”
Haia understood this hi told this by the third person, he was even more convinced
After all, he still hadn't had any opportunity to display his power since he had becoht that the opportunity for everyone to see his power had finally arrived, but he had quickly run into such a thorny situation
Perhaps this battle was the one that Karian had spoken about before, the last battle betting on the fate of this world
”That guy what is he doing~?”
(What?)
”It's nothing”
Karian was currently so about it wouldn't ardless of whether the things he had done had bloomed or not, the current situation would be the same
A battle had appeared in front of Haia and the others, and at thisfor hio work hard to be able to obtain their trust~”
The sound of footsteps didn't stop
After entering the ele pause
The sound of footsteps was very orderly, without a trace of i for this side to take stances
The eyes of Military Artists could already h they felt surprised at the exterior of a girl, they were even
That unifor his mood become a bit poor
”Zuellni's uniform”
That was the uniform that the female students of Zuellni wore
Even at this kind of tiuy' had appeared Haia had never even thought of this, so he felt vexed
However, since she had left fro to do with Zuellni Even if it was related, there wasn't any tih to do e can”
What they should do noas fight with the girl in front of them
Then
”I' that kind of nasty role”
Haia had done s as a mercenary
In order to win, sometimes it was necessary to obtain the trust of those around him in a short time, and he knew such methods
(Please be careful of your safety)
”I know!”
Responding to the Psychokinesist who now called herself Elsht of restoration
Internal-type Kei variant - Whirl Kei Current
This was Whirl Kei that Haia had iirl in an instant
”You!”
Ruiry roar
”It's clearly you that were slow~”
Haia said this behind hirasped the Heaven's Blade that had just been restored and charged forth
Psyharden Technique - Flame Cut
The rapid srapped with flaonally up towards Lævateinn
”Ugh!”
Haia who had originally planned to turn the blade doards and overlap the flaed his battle plan, retreating in the blink of an eye
He hadn't felt contact at all
The sensation that Flah air
Fearing that it was an afterie or a body copy technique, Haia quickly scanned the surroundings with his eyes open, but it didn't seem that way
”So it's like that, no wonder three people have already been defeated”
Large drops of sweat appeared on Haia's forehead
With only one strike, he understood Lævateinn's huge strength
”Please retreat, I only want to visit a certain place”
”I can't respond to your expectations~”
Lævateinn who had received the strike just now see that fact, Haia wiped the sweat off his forehead
”Don't say that, play with er~”
”Then I have no choice”
Though Haia didn't understand, at that time, Lævateinn took action for the first tiirl's hands that had originally hung down forcelessly, and it seeirl's hand
”If you will all stop me anyway”
”Uwah!”
Her intent had already been conveyed
Haia yelped, holding his blade out in front of him to block
A blow pushed back his entire body
When he realized that Lævateinn ore a cold expression had appeared in a place very close to him, it was already after this
”Then I will rely on force to eliminate you”
”Just try it!”
Haia yelled, shoving away the blow that had pushed him back
He released a Kei technique
Psyharden Technique - Gravel Ring
The Kei technique originally randos, and after hisLævateinn in a rain of Kei bullets
But by that tiure had already disappeared
Appearing behind hi with his instincts and experience, Haia flattened his body, and so in the shape of a sword flew over his head with killing intent and wind
Combined Internal and External Kei variant - Ryuusenkei
His body beca back Lævateinn behind hi in the air
Ryuusenkei variant - Wind Scythe
The Ryuusenkei that had appeared earlier was collected into Haia's blade, and then once again released The spiraling blades of wind that had been coe Lævateinn's flesh severely
But, that destiny was easily eli wind touched Lævateinn
However, the blades of eren't able to tear the girl's body
The girl flew around
”I that scene, Haia couldn't help but irl was as if she were being pulled by so cast away
It wasn't like a hu blown around Haia could only feel stunned speechless towards this kind of physical phenomenon
But, he couldn't just stay speechless like this
Lævateinn who had been sent flying out hit the ceiling, and instantly prepared to jump back down from an upside-down posture
In other words, she was trying to jump back towards Haia
Haia who had recovered fro posture
He was ready to face the next strike
However, the observers weren't ready to continue as they were
The figure of Lævateinn who had taken a ju posture had already disappeared
Of course, this didn't ure had swept away the entire place where she had been
The sound appeared after that
The destruction also caiant piece ofand flying outwards
It was Ruimei's Heaven's Blade, an iron ball
”You're ranored the rubble that fell down along with the sound of the explosion, pulling back the chain of the iron ball The other side of the chain was connected to the giant iron ball It had a speed completely inconsistent with itsdestructive power The iron ball had quietly returned to his feet
”It should be enough to destroy her coht?”
Just as Rui red pillar appeared next to hih hole that the iron ball had created and continuing to extend
It was a criht, it's probably better not to care too ht now”
The one who had released the flaet a turn”
”I' precautions because I'm afraid that you'll be too ashamed when you're defeated It's only insurance”
”Ha”
Hearing Troyatte's silver tongue, Ruimei made an irritated face
”Ah~ Really~”
Haia's sigh made the two of the of which, the two of you, isn't Her Majesty's private quarters above here?”
Savaris said this
”Ha, you're still thinking about what kind of places will be destroyed in this kind of battle!”
”Her Majesty said that it doesn't ets destroyed”
To restrain Ruih she did say so, even in this kind of occasion, Her Majesty's room should also be excluded, this kind of situation is very common”
”If some of Her Majesty's personal ite Savaris' explanation, Kanaris' face became ashen
”If some diaries she wrote fell down, I fear that our doo is really scary in various ways”
Savaris couldn't help but laugh at Troyatte's thoughts
”Then it's probably better if we don't concern ourselves toothe attitude of her elders, Claribel warily raised her hand and spoke
”Of course, we're not going to care, former apprentice”
”Eh? Former apprentice?”
Claribel opened her eyes wide at Troyatte's reply
”There's no longer a master-apprentice relationshi+p between us who are both Heaven's Blades now~”
”Ah, yes”
”That's how it is Of course, we can't relax our guard”
”Really?”
”Do you doubtcan be done about that”
Seeing Troyatte as laughing this leisurely, Claribel expressed her incomprehension
Haia who hadn't participated in the conversation could not understand either
”We haven't relaxed our guard The reason it seems like we've relaxed is because”
There were new movements behind the back of Troyatte who said this
Neither Claribel nor Haia had missed thosehis thu to snap his fingers
Right after he suddenly put strength into theers
”Because everyone has decided what comes next”
The snap overlapped with the voice of Troyatte
Afterwards
The re exploded
A heavy and intense shock shook the entire palace
In the ure had suddenly appeared from some unknown area
”I already pretty much understand”
Savaris said this
”Your tricks”
This time it was Sav